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Palmer of ESPN said ..."Just wanted to send a huge thank you to you for a great site! It is an
amazing collection of all things hockey. I do not think there is a topic in
there that you missed. I produce a nightly hockey show in the States and
find myself stopping by A-Z each day looking for some little bit of
information that I can pickup. It is a great educational tool and a very
neat site for hockey freaks like myself."

Dick Wielhouwer
from Canada said ..."excellent
work!"

E J Zeman Jr,
a hockey fan from the USA
rated the A to Z as excellent but said ..."How come there
is no information on former Flyer and Blackhawk Lou Angotti? He
was the only player I looked up ... Otherwise, from what I saw and
looked at in about :10, you have a very thorough site!"(Editor: we have rectified the omission of
Lou Angotti. Thanks for pointing that out. We may eventually get every player into the A to Z, so until we do, we are happy to add missing
players when we are notified.)

Adele, a Researcher/Historian from New Zealand said ..."Wicked"

Anne Davis, a first time visitor from England said ..."It was amazing
to see this site for the first time and see my late father's name
included, I'm not sure you have the right club for him but I will
check my facts and update if necessary, but keep up the good work,
it's made my day!"

Mark Sherman, a first time visitor from Canada said ..."great site.
tons of info and great place to find old team logos!"

Mike
Hunter, a speedway fan from Scotland said ..."This is the best sporting website I have ever seen. I searched in
Google for 'Falkirk Lions' because I had some programmes, and found this magnificent piece of work.
My own sport is speedway but we have nothing of this standard."

Vanessa, a young fan from Australia said ..."This is a really good site I have always loved ice hockey and thought I knew everything about it but then I came here and I found out even more cool stuff I would have otherwise never known."

Bob Cafazzo, a first time visitor from the USA said ..."Very impressed
with your site. I never knew it existed and I'm so glad I happened
upon it. Quickly added to my favorites. I'd like to see longer
comments on some of the entries. I have lots of the old logos you
are missing and would be glad to help out if needed. Thank you for
compiling such a great hockey site" (Editor:
glad to hear that you like the site, will try to get more
anecdotes for the entries and will take you up on your offer.)

'Watcher',
a newspaper reporter and frequent visitor from England said ..."A full search
facility would be nice."(Editor:
just to show that we listen to what you say - we have changed the
in-built search for one supplied by Google. The results seem to be
an improvement. Let me know what you think the next time you try
the Search page at the A to Z.)

... and
added ... "Some
biographies lack detail." (Editor:
any help gratefully accepted)Editor on
a good day!

Brandon,
a hockey fan from the USA said ..."Very impressive and certainly looks like it will become the premier hockey resource website on the internet. The site already has lots of excellent in depth information that is hard to find anywhere else."

Rik,
a Sheffield Steelers fan and first time visitor from England said ..."What a great
one stop shop for hockey facts!"

Dineo Motsapi,
a hockey fan from South Africa said ...
"It is very interesting. It is excellent."

AJ Huffman,
a hockey player from the USA said ..."This site is
awesome, it has every thing I want to know about hockey."

Another
hockey fan from Canada said ..."Congratulations on an excellent ice hockey resource. I am a life-long Canadian hockey fan and I love hockey trivia, and this is one of the best organized and most comprehensive databases I have ever seen. Keep up the good work !!"

Cillian Larkin,
a player
and regular visitor from Ireland said ..."This is a
good, informational site. Great job!"

Mike Barnes,
a hockey fan from the USA said ..."I was trying to confirm the fact that former NY Rangers goaltender John Davidson (and now superb Olympic announcer) began his NHL career with St. Louis. You guys had the goods!"

Richard Elliott,
a regular visitor from England said ..."What a great site! I used to play as an under
11 about 6 years ago until injury forced my parents to keep me from my passion. Catching up on old rules and player info is good, and this website has really got me back in the mood for playing!"

Pierre Wilson,
a fan and first time visitor from Canada said ..."It's is an
alright web site for hockey facts"

Mikael Åström,
a fan and first time visitor from Sweden said ..."Hey! A
tremendous good site! But i feel a kind of pity when you haven´t
got all the names of the teamplayers in for example Checkoslavakia
and Sweden. Checkoslavakia had for an instance a good goalkeeper
named Jiri Holicek (about the same time as Tretjak in USSR-team).
Sweden is famous for all it´s good goalies. Nothing or almost
nothing is told about them! But I am sure that this is all about
having problems getting player information from certain countries.
I will try to help You whether I can or not. Please give me an
e-mail address that I can use to help or inform You!"

TJS,
a senior fan and first time visitor from the USA said ..."Condensed
RULES was absolutely great, and answered my 3 questions. Thank
you."

Andi Ashton, a regular visitor from
Northern Ireland said ..."A very good
site and has been a great help to me and my son."

Paul Graham, a fan & first time visitor from Canada thought we
had a good site but said ..."you missed
Forbes Kennedy..come on now better effort on research" (Editor: Forbes
Kennedy and his brother Jamie
Kennedy now
added)

A
regular visitor from the USA said ..."This site is a tremendous resource for hockey fans looking for information obscure and otherwise. Where else can find information on the 1999-2000 New York Islanders, Italian League champions through 1999-2000 and the size of the arena in Edinburgh? Every time I visit the A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey, I discover something new and interesting!"

Sarossy Attila,
a Hungarian fan living in Romania said ...
"I'm sorry that I not understand all, because I'm a Hungarian
from Romania and don't speak well English. Second thing: fan of NY
Rangers can't buy posters or any propag. things, shirts, books about
NYR. Our City team - Sport Club Miercurea-Ciuc is champion in
Romania, thank you" [editor
: I think you did great with your English - I'll pass your e-mail
address to www.ta-sports.net
and ask them if they can help you.]

Frank Papin,
manufacturer of goalie/player equipment, said ..."I was very impressed by the variety about the hockey business."

Kenny Escobar,
an
Off-ice Official from the USA, said
..."It is
good."

Larry Swatuk,
a Canadian living in Botswana said ...
"Between the internet and satellite television, I don't feel 'starved' for the sport, but
I do sorely miss playing, hanging out with my nephews at the rink,
shovelling the pond, and all that stuff. I was having a discussion with another
Canadian who is here visiting. He said we hadn't won a World
Championship since 1961; I said I know that we won a World
Championship a few years ago. So, I turned to Google and found your site and, well, that was about
two hours ago!
I LOVE THIS SITE but, on the downside, you guys make me terribly
homesick!"

Katia,
a Russian fan and first time visitor from Khabarovsk, Eastern
Siberia said ...
"Great site but a little not quit precise. I'm a AMUR Hockey
Club fan. I was surprised to find it on your site." (Editor: Katia has kindly given us
an update on the team so that we are now more accurate. Many
thanks.)

Raymond Moczulski,
a fan from the USA said ...
"An excellent site ... concise and entertaining info"

Glenn, a player in Australia said ...
"I loved this site, I have always wanted to know more about
the Hall of Fame - it's just a pity that I wont get to see it
until I go overseas."

Mika Kallio, a merchandise manufacturer from Finland, who rated
the site as 'Very Good'
said ...
"In category Facts, Figures & Lists, the statistics of
indoor rinks is far but correct, you should use the official IIHF
statistics. For example in Finland are 212 indoor rinks, you have
not the half of that in your list. In the list of European top
arenas - the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany is missing, over
13.000 seats for ice-hockey. Also Sport Palace in St.Peterburg has
a capacity of over 10,000 seats."

Dennis @
HockeyRefs.com said ...
"I really enjoy reading the information on this Web Site. Perhaps you could include more information on the officiating aspect of the game. Also, have you considered giving the site a face-lift?"

James Sinclair,
a player from Canada
said ...
"A great site, anything and everything is here."

Peter M
Gemmink,
a hockey fan from the Netherlands said ...
"The website that I have been looking for, for such a long time. Now I've found it I'll bookmark it as a favourite. I'll recommend it to everyone who wants to know more, and I mean more, about ice-hockey. The most beautiful sport I've ever seen and played! Keep up the good work."

Scott
Wheelwright,
a hockey fan from the USA said ...
"I'm amazed at the depth and breadth of information on the
National Teams Page. Excellent!!"

Cindy W,
a hockey fan from South Africa said ...
"It was a great site thanks but you definitely have to update
your records on South Africa. I have a friend on the SA woman's
hockey team and there is no updated info on them. But thanks
the site was great." [editor
: we're always looking for help from around the globe - any
volunteers?]

Ron
Baldwin, of All Sports Teamwear in Canada
said ...
"As a fan, player who has played in North America, Europe and Asia, as well as a manufacturer of a newly designed custom sports bag, I have found this site to be most interesting and informative. If there is anything I can do to contribute to the success of the site I would be pleased to assist where possible. Keep up the great work"

Conrad
Wilcox, a fan from Wales
said ...
"Good all round site for the fans of ice hockey worldwide."

Rachel, a young fan from the USA said ...
"I love this website! It is the best! I love the trivia and
the Hall of Fame page!"

Ian
Wilson, a player from Scotland
said ...
"This is a great site and a great resource. It is challenged by the need to keep it up to date and I'm afraid it does not always meet this challenge."

Sarah
from the USA, a researcher, said ...
"I think that this is one of the best hockey sites. Keep up the good work!"

Fats Van Den Raad
from England, a Nottingham off-ice official,
said ...
"An excellent reference site that I come back to time and
time again. I will definitely recommend any hockey fan to bookmark
this site."

Craig Maxwell
from Scotland said ..."If you cannot find the information
here .. well, it does not exist."

Rei, a fan from Australia said ..."It is the best
ice hockey site ever."

Gary
Morris from Canada said ..."I have a hobby of collecting business cards from all hockey teams
(547 so far - plus 422 baseball, 104 basketball, 48 british football, 70 american football, 31 rugby, 15 lacrosse and 86 american soccer). I have found A to Z a great source for my hobby. Thank you."

Jeffrey Tangey
from the USA said ..."AMAZING. A fan can learn more from one visit to this site than I ever thought possible. It seems almost all of your corners of covered. Well done."

Matt,
a junior player from England said ..."Totally awesome."

A team owner from Iceland who found out about us from a magazine said ..."First visit.
Very good."

A
regular visitor from Canada said ..."Great reference for recently collected misc. memorabilia, and auction available items."

Elizabeth Wakefield, one of our younger visitors from Australia said ..."WAYNE GRETZKY
ROX!!!! he a total babe!!!!"

Joseph Altwasser, a Canadian player living in Japan said ..."Great!"

Keith,
a hockey parent from the USA said ... "After all the dictionaries I visited, you had more information then most, good for you. But I still cannot find the definition for the following acronyms: “GP”, “GA”, “SA”, “GAA”, “SV”, “SV%”, SO”, “TOI”, “PIM”. Can you please help?"
[editor : GP = Games Played,
GA = Goals Against, SA = Save Average, GAA = Goals Against Average,
SV = Saves, SV% = Save Percentage, SO = Could be used for Shots On Goal (normally SOG) or Shots in Overtime.
TOI - Seen on some hockey statistics - means Time On Ice. PIM represents Penalties In Minutes and is used in statistics to display a player's accumulated minutes of penalties.
The last two are already in the A to Z on the To and Pi pages. I will add the others to the A to Z.]

Robert Hinton,
a regular visitor from England said ... "All in all, an excellent hockey web site."

Desiree
Barnes, a player from Canada said ..."It is very
useful and helpful"

Alberto Marini, a fan from Italy, rated the site as excellent but said ..."I would want
to correct a your greatest error!!! Paul Beraldo has been, from
1990 to 1992, a player of not written Milan-Saima and like from
you of Milan devils."[Editor: Always happy to
hear about any errors. Paul Beraldo's
entry has been corrected]

Michael J Daniel, a former Medway Bears fan, now a London Knight follower - and also a friend of the Editor, from England said ..."Very good site, Phil.
Thanks."

Mark
Hamilton, a fan and regular visitor from the USA said ..."Thank you for
the access of all of this information."